Four bodies found in central Queensland house fire

Police say four bodies have been found in a house fire in the central Queensland town of Emerald.

Emergency services were called to the property on Opal Street, Emerald, just before 7am on Thursday.

Multiple fire crews arrived to find the property fully engulfed in flames.

Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing.

Incredible tragedy

Speaking on the Sunshine Coast on Thursday morning, Premier David Crisafulli said it was an “incredible tragedy”.

“On behalf of everyone, I really want to express my deepest, deepest sympathies to the family, but also the neighbours and emergency services involved,” he said.

“This is an incredible tragedy, an incredible tragedy, and it’s the kind of event that rocks all communities, but particularly smaller communities.

“The connections of school and sport and community groups and emergency services personnel … it will ripple right throughout that community.”